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dc.contributor.authorRowe, J
dc.contributor.authorJones, L
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:40:52Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:40:52Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-01-25T02:23:28Z
dc.identifier.issn1355-1841
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jnn.2010.07.018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/35745
dc.description.abstractThis study compared patterns in the stress, coping and parenting efficacy of mothers and fathers of low risk preterm infants. 25 couples completed a survey about their perceptions of their stress, coping, social support and parenting efficacy just prior to their infant's discharge from hospital and again three months later. For both mothers and fathers negative stress appraisals decreased and controllability appraisals increased in the three months following discharge. There were also changes in their coping strategies and social support. Psychological distress was higher among mothers than fathers but mothers tended to appraise the situation more optimistically, than fathers. Parenting efficacy also increased for mothers in the three months following discharge but was unchanged for fathers. These findings help us to understand parents' specific responses to stress and to plan discharge and community follow-up care in order to support families as they adjust to life subsequent to this stressful event.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom258
dc.relation.ispartofpageto266
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Neonatal Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titleDischarge and beyond. A longitudinal study comparing stress and coping in parents of preterm infants
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorJones, Liz S.


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